Though it was raining fairly hard on my drive into the ballpark (and my commute's not all that long), it has mostly stopped at this point [2:39 PM]. Still misty, still damp, but the rain that was pelting the ballpark has paused.

Weather forecasts for tonight predict that the rain will cease enough to get the game in, certainly. It should be cloudy, with temperatures dipping to the mid-50s.

You've got to start at the top with [Sizemore]. He's the one that gets everything going. Obviously, they've got their thumpers in the middle. During this time of year, not many teams don't have that.

I think it starts with keeping guys like [Sizemore] off base and just pitching to your strengths and exploiting weaknesses. ... All day is kind of like an anxiety-type deal for me ... but after you throw your first pitch, it's back to executing pitch by pitch by pitch.

Instead of going out there and trying to throw every pitch 100 mph and leaving balls up and leaving them down the middle, I want to go out and throw 91 and 92 and spot it up, get in on guys, and if I need to hump up and throw hard, then I will. ... I think it's going to be wild. ... I just need to go out there and try to keep them [the Fenway fans] as quiet as possible.

Many Cleveland players have very little playoff experience. Beckett was asked if that was relevant: "I didn't have any in '03 and I did pretty good." ... David Ortiz has been in pain for much of this season. ... "You're on fire? I'm on fire!"Rocky Colavito assures people whose beliefs are stuck in the 14th Century that he did not place a curse on his former team. ... A persistent drizzle after the Red Sox's workout yesterday meant that Cleveland had to hit in the indoor cages.

Jere will be broadcasting the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings of tonight's Sox game via Youcastr. He has all the details here.

This sounds pretty neat. I'm sure there are people out there who can do a decent job at this -- maybe Jere is one of them. And hearing them might be a great alternative in 2008 over such shit as the Hawk, Michael Kay and every one of the ESPN/Fox crews.

The other big news is that a member of the JoS community will be our guest tonight. As in sitting in our living room -- amid the computer equipment and multi-coloured pens -- watching the game with us! Fun!

(You know Remy doesn't invite anyone to his house to watch the Sox. Point Joydawg.)

Who's the guest?? Will they have their own computer with them, commenting along? Ha.

Thanks for the link. I will have this thread open on my computer while announcing the game. It would be cool if anyone's listening and there's something going totally wrong, like I'm too loud or soft, or it's just flat out not working, they could let me know. And let me know how bad the delay is, if any.

(Obviously, I don't want to turn the game thread into the "tell Jere how he's doing" thread. In fact, the only reason I'm doing this at a key time like the playoffs is because I just found out about the site and I really wanna give it a shot. That's why I'm only doing a few innings. But if there's a serious problem, just comment it here to let me know. Thanks.)

I read their rules, and I think it's like YouTube. Say whatever the fuck you want, just avoid, you know, hate speech, pornography, etc. And don't let the sound of your TV get into your broadcast. But, yeah, anyone who wants to do their own game should do it, it's free.

Enjoy the game and threading tonight. I will be listening on the car radio, assuming we get reception along the way. Maybe I will get there for the last inning, depending on traffic and the pace of the game.

Did anyone hear back about the World Series drawing? They were supposed to send out winning emails today. Still waiting....

Also, my friend who works for Keyspan said they're going to be putting huge sox up on that "Ho Chi Minh" water tank. Not that exciting, but I just don't wanna miss a chance to mention that Ho Chi Minh thing. Still can't believe Corita Kent got away with it. Fight the power. The power that Keyspan supplies.

I was standing along the side of the river that seperates Maine and New Hampshire, and the wind off that water... Had to have been 35-40 MPH, but at Fenway it shouldn't be as bad. It'll be an adventure, though.

Gotta love the fact Beckett struck out 3 and gave up 1 wind dong, and we hit 4 hard line drives. I'm really liking our chances right now, not that I've ever really not liked our chances.I'll be slow tonight, using the wife's laptop and still adjusting. It's really cool, but very different

Why oh why oh WHY does the picture on FOX have to be so terrible all the time? Looks like they're paying more for Joe Buck and Tim McCarver than they're paying on EQUIPMENTDid a little backtracking between innings and saw this. I HAVE A THEORY! (right up there with the grassy knoll and the WMDs)Does it seem like it's gotten worse since the introduction of HDTV - suspicious, huh?"Your picture looks awful now, but look what you could have if you spend the bucks."As my son would say - I'm not saying... I,m just saying.BTW - Beckett is looking AWESOME!

Allan, yes, he has. He's now taking the games-played-on-this-date back to the back-to-back championships during WWI. The girlfriend comments remain the...uh, don't want to say best part of the broadcast, but...

Hey,hey,hey - Life is good.Sox are up and not st up, they're looking STRONG!And here comes my son thru the door with a 12-pk of Coronas!Chanting "Yeah, Booouuuuie! (I think that's boy in 20-something speak)Something tells me I'll be a little longer between comments now :)